Tag Archives: Work

How Google, Microsoft and others plan to work post-pandemic

But companies are taking different approaches to how their workforces will operate. Some are committing to an all-remote workforce, while others are taking a hybrid approach in which employees spend part of their time in the office and the rest working remotely. Here’s a look at what post-pandemic workforces will look like at some major companies: Google employees won’t return to the office until September, and they might not be there Monday through Friday. The tech giant will test a… Source link

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Brees’ comeback from injury resembled a work in progress

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees‘ return from injury got off to a rough start with no completions and one interception on his first six passes. The 41-year-old Brees had moments where he looked like his old, record-setting self. But there were too many others when he didn’t, contributing to a 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. ”I can tell you the first four drives were not what we wanted with four three and outs,” said Brees, who completed just 15 of… Source link

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These are the 17 worst companies to work for in America

These are the 17 worst companies to work for in America Even if you wake up every morning dreading the start of your work day, you might still count yourself lucky that you don’t work for one of these employers. We’ve compiled a list of the worst-rated companies on Glassdoor, focusing on those with at least 10,000 employees and 1,000 reviews. In the case of ties, we prioritized companies that workers would be least likely to recommend to a friend. Each of these unloved businesses has its… Source link

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Google delays return to office, announces plan to test ‘flexible work week’

Google has delayed its plan for employees to return to the office, moving the date from July to September 2021, according to a staff memo sent Sunday night by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In the email, confirmed by NBC News, Pichai said the company will test out a “flexible work week” that entails working at least three days a week in the office and other days at home. “We are testing a hypothesis that a flexible work model will lead to greater productivity, collaboration, and… Source link

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Google pushes return to office to September and will test flexible work week

Google has pushed back its return to the office until September, and will experiment with a hybrid model allowing some employees to work from home part of the week, the company said. First reported by The New York Times, Google CEO Sundar Pichai emailed employees Sunday about plans to test a flexible work week once conditions are safe for people to return. Google employees would work three days in the office and the rest of the week at home under the new plan. Pichai said the company is… Source link

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Google CEO email delays return to Sept 2021, no permanent remote work

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is delaying employees’ return to offices to September 1, and will expect employees to report to work in-person for at least three days a week thereafter, according to an email from CEO Sundar Pichai. The email, which was viewed by CNBC and previously reported by The New York Times, included a link to a FAQ that detailed further… Source link

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Google Delays Return to Office and Eyes ‘Flexible Work Week’

OAKLAND, Calif. — With the pandemic still in full swing and the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine just starting to ship in the United States, Google has pushed back the planned return to the office by a few months, to September 2021. But even as it extends the remote work period for most of its staff, Google is laying out a series of proposed changes that may substantially alter how its employees and people at other technology companies will work. In an email to the staff on Sunday night,… Source link

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Americans ‘increasingly believe that their own institutions don’t work’

A volatile President Trump era and fallout from the recent presidential election has pushed Americans toward disillusionment with the U.S. political system, according to political scientist Ian Bremmer. “When I think about the future of my country and what that country means, the average American no longer believes that the institutions actually work for them,” Bremmer, a geopolitical experts and founder of the Eurasia Group, said in an interview on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “So… Source link

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Yandex.Checkout to work under YooMoney name outside Russia

The payment service Yandex.Checkout is changing its name outside Russia to YooMoney. The company will complete the transition after 15 December, and, up to that date, the new brand and the old one will be used simultaneously.  YooMoney serves 120,000 online platforms and mobile applications from 75 countries, according to Ivan Glazachev, the CEO of YooMoney. It was the No. 1 online payment service provider in Russia and CIS according to the 2019 statistics provided by… Source link

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Pelosi calls on Republicans to ‘stop the circus and get to work’ on COVID

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rage, and President Trump refusing to concede the election, the nation’s two Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday scolded Republicans for their reluctance to pass a new COVID-19 relief bill and accept that Joe Biden is now president-elect. “Stop the circus and get to work on what really matters to the American people,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a press conference on Capitol Hill. “It is most unfortunate that Republicans… Source link

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